FBI Agent, Source: FBI SARASOTA, Fla. - Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, 21, Sarasota, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for transmitting
SARASOTA, Fla. – Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, 21, Sarasota, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for transmitting an interstate threat to injure. Patel pleaded guilty on December 15, 2023.
According to the plea agreement, on October 21, 2023, Patel left a threatening voicemail at a Jewish organization in New York City, identifying himself by name and screaming, among other expletives, “If I had a chance, I would kill every single one of you Israelis. Every single one of you! Cause mass genocide of every single Israeli.”
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Patel also admitted that he had called a synagogue in Temple Terrace, Florida, the same day and left a voicemail threatening voicemail laced with expletives.
As part of a hate crimes penalty enhancement, Patel agreed that he intentionally selected Jewish and/or Israeli individuals as the objects of his threat based on their actual or perceived race, religion, national origin, or ethnicity.
“No one should live under the threat of violence or intimidation because of their religion, race, ethnicity or beliefs,” stated U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Roger Handberg. “We will continue working with our law enforcement partners at every level to investigate and prosecute those who threaten harm to any citizen as we stand united against hate.”
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Sarasota Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force all looked into this case.
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